James K. Polk

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Governor of Tennessee President of the United States Speaker of the United States House of Representatives human lawyer member of the United States House of Representatives politician

James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States, known for his expansionist policies that led to significant territorial gains including much of the present-day American Southwest.

Aliases (2)

James K. Polk administration ×3
James Knox Polk ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Governor of Tennessee → President of the United States → Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → human → lawyer → member of the United States House of Representatives → politician →
admittedToBar	Tennessee →
almaMater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill →
burialPlace	Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee →
campaignPromise	serve only one term as president →
causeOfDeath	cholera →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1795-11-02 →
dateOfDeath	1849-06-15 →
familyName	Polk →
fullName	James Knox Polk →
givenName	James →
graduationYear	1818 →
honoredIn	Polk County, Florida NERFINISHED → Polk County, Iowa NERFINISHED → Polk County, Oregon NERFINISHED →
marriageStart	1824-01-01 →
middleName	Knox →
militaryConflictOversaw	Mexican–American War →
notableWork	led United States during the Mexican–American War → oversaw Oregon boundary settlement with Great Britain → oversaw acquisition of California and New Mexico → oversaw annexation of Texas →
numberOfChildren	0 →
officeEnd	1849-03-04 →
officeStart	1845-03-04 →
orderInOffice	11 →
placeOfBirth	Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina →
placeOfDeath	Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED →
policy	territorial expansionism →
politicalParty	Democratic Party →
positionHeld	11th president of the United States → Governor of Tennessee → Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee → Speaker of the United States House of Representatives →
precededBy	John Tyler →
profession	lawyer →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Polk Place, Nashville, Tennessee →
signatureImage	Signature of James K. Polk →
spouse	Sarah Childress Polk →
succeededBy	Zachary Taylor →
termLength	4 years →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Bancroft → Levi Woodbury → Philip Barton Key II → Surveyor of the Port of Salem →	appointedBy
Polk County, Iowa → Polk County, Oregon →	namedAfter
Independent Treasury System ("James K. Polk administration") →	creator
James K. Polk ("James Knox Polk") →	fullName
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill →	hasNotableAlumni
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 ("James K. Polk administration") →	hasParticipant
1848 United States presidential election →	incumbentPresident
Levi Woodbury →	nominatedBy
George M. Dallas ("James K. Polk administration") →	partOf
Zachary Taylor →	predecessor
George M. Dallas →	presidentDuringVicePresidency
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 →	relatedTo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo →	signedDuringPresidencyOf
John Tyler →	succeededInOfficeBy
Mexican–American War →	U.S.PresidentDuringWar
George M. Dallas →	vicePresidentUnder